One of our goals with moving to Estrella was doing more interesting bike riding. Chandler was very lovely, but we lived in a place that was very developed by Arizona standards, meaning it was mainly houses, shops and businesses. Most…
House Hunting Part 1: Mostly Maricopa
So around the start of the year, like many people, Chris and I found ourselves reevaluating our lives. We decided we wanted to move out of an apartment and into a house. We had a look at a few housing…
A Manic February
The last few weeks have been crazy. People say things like that all the time, but I really do feel like since we last posted anything, a fairly amazing amount of things have happened considered no travel was involved on…
The Hole in the Rock at Papago Park
After 2 failed attempts to make it up to the Hole in the Rock, we finally made it. This is not because it is especially difficult, but rather the first time we were on a bit of a schedule and…
Up into the Superstition Mountains
The Superstition mountains are a range of mountains east of Phoenix. They were on my dad’s bucket list, so we thought we’d go check them out with my parents when they were here. They are continuation of the wetter higher…
Apache Junction: Elvis and Prairie Diamond Rings
On our way to the Superstition mountains in the small town of Apache Junction, we happened past an unexpected tourist destination, a mix of a movie set where they made an Elvis movie called Charro! and a museum or Old…
Usury Mountains Park
We wanted to show my parents the desert and my dad wanted to see the Superstition Mountains, so we decided to pick a patch of desert that was on the way there. We went to the edge of Mesa heading…
Trying Cactus Fruit for the First time: Prickly Pear Sorbet
Arizona is, of course, known for its cactuses. Something I hadn’t realized is that some of them are edible. We thought we’d start softly with one that has an edible fruit, though the pads are edible as well apparently. We…
A Day Out in the Desert with Chris’s Parents
On the weekend when Chris’s parents were here, we decided to take them out to see the desert. We started with what one could think of as desert-lite, Papago Park, a park that is in both Tempe and Phoenix that has…
A Drive Through Mesa, Arizona
On our way to Carl’s Barber Shop and the desert, we had a drive through Mesa itself. Mesa is a place we documented a bit of on our journey, but we filmed places we had not been previously as we had stayed…